Twenty-eight years after launching their business, Mark Badgley and James Mischka will be honored at the National Arts Club with a little help from Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren.

BADGLEY MISCHKA’S HONOR ROLL: Mark Badgley and James Mischka will be the guests of honor Thursday at the National Arts Club, where they will take home the Medal of Honor for Achievement in Fashion. Hal Rubenstein and Alexandra Dillard will present the award to the designers, who have been in business for more than 28 years.

Rubenstein befriended Badgley and Mischka early in his career before he started at InStyle magazine or linked with HSN to launch a signature collection. Dillard, whose family owns 300-plus stores, got to know the honorees through the horse-show world, where Badgley has earned accolades for his equestrian skills.

Another one of the designer’s loyalists, “Eye in the Sky” actress Mirren, will be sending her well-wishes via video since she will no longer have a seat at their table as planned. Although the Oscar-winning actress is shooting “Collateral Beauty” in New York with Will Smith, her schedule Thursday now calls for an overnighter out of town.

The design duo were selected by the historic club’s 12-person-plus fashion committee. An installation of their evening gowns through the years will be displayed in the 118-year-old club overlooking Gramercy Park, so that the 125 guests at the black-tie dinner can get a closer look.

This is shaping up to be a momentous stretch for Badgley and Mischka, who recently bought back the rights to their name from the Iconix Brand Group for $16 million. There are rumblings that the founders plan to relaunch a fragrance — 10 years after they first launched one. And in lieu of a runway show for their fall collection, the designers are filming a 10- to 12-minute movie for the company’s social channels and Web site.

For pre-fall, Vivetta Ponti reimagined the characters of an antique tapestry through a punkish filter. The result was a collection that looked a tad less sugar-coated compared to previous seasons. While the brand’s signature feminine ad whimsical iconography, including cute animals and butterflies, were still there, a range of tartan pieces, including a coat and a plissé skirt showing floral inserts, as well as maxi-printed puffers, exuded a cool, urban vibe, writes @aleturra85.
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After dominating in the makeup and lingerie categories, not to mention her Fenty line with Puma, Rihanna is getting ready for her next act in fashion.
According to sources, the superstar has been in secret talks with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton to launch a luxury fashion house under her name. The eponymous collection is said to cover everything from ready-to-wear to leather goods and accessories and is expected to launch later this year in tandem with Rihanna’s ninth studio album.
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Victoria Beckham has developed a power-dressing formula of her own that revolves around elegant tailoring, cozy knits and feminine yet easy-to-throw-on midi dresses — and she keeps returning to it, as it clearly seems to appeal to her growing customer base of women who subscribe to her brand of modern femininity and glamorous yet no-fuss clothing. “Ultimately it does always have to come back to the customer and what she wants,” Beckham told WWD while presenting her pre-fall 2019 collection. “When we do want to do something different, it is about doing it in a way that she can understand, taking her by the hand and showing her how to put the pieces together so that she can try new things and challenge herself.” Report: @natalietheodosi .
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